United States Regiments & Batteries > Pennsylvania
The regiment is honored with a monument at The Crater on the Petersburg battlefield.
1864
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April 20 | The regiment was organized from surplus men of the 2nd Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment, which had grown through enlistments to 3,300 men, well over its legal limit. It was commanded by Colonel Thomas Wilhelm, Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin Barney and Major Matthew Marsland. |
April | Attached to Provisional Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Army Corps, Army Potomac |
May 5-7 | Campaign from the Rapidan to the James |
June 1-2 | Battle of the Wilderness |
May 8-21 | Battle of Spottsylvania Court House |
May 23-26 | North Anna River |
May 26-28 | Line of the Pamunkey |
May 28-31 | Totopotomoy |
June 1-12 | Battle of Cold Harbor Captain Samuel H. Davis was killed |
June | Assigned to 3rd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps |
June 15-18 | Before Petersburg Lieutenant Thomas Shapiro was killed and Colonel Wilhelm wounded |
June 18 | Siege of Petersburg. Assigned to 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 9th Corps |
July 7 | Lieutenant Daniel Dublin died of disease at Finley Hospital, D.C. |
July 30 |
Mine Explosion, PetersburgFrom the monument at The Crater: Went into action July 30, 1864, 780 men – answered roll call. After battle 286 men; Lost killed and wounded 494 men, including 8 officers. |
August 20 | The regiment disbanded |
September 5 | Rejoined the Second Pennsylvania Heavy Artillery Regiment, having lost about one thousand casualties and reduced to a strength of less than 400 men. |